Profile: Paul hooked on with the Nationals this offseason after bouncing from the Dodgers to the Pirates in 2011, and although Washington is looking for a long-term center fielder, he won't be the answer. With little power (career .095 isolated slugging percentage, .158 in the minors) and just decent contact/batting average skills (career .246 in the show, .291 in the minors), Paul's only redeeming fantasy quality is his legs. He stole 16 bases in 262 plate appearances last year, and has a trio pf 17+ stolen base seasons to his credit in the minors (before injuries limited him in 2009). The Nationals are likely to start him in the Minor Leagues this season, which means take him off your draft day radar, but Paul could serve as a decent waiver wire steals candidate if he gets called up for an extended period of time this summer. Asking him to do anything more than that is wishcasting. (Mike Axisa)

The Quick Opinion: Paul is likely to start the year in the minors, but he's a nice little stolen base option if he gets called up for an extended period of time at some point. Keep an eye on the waiver wire, but don't ask him to do anything else.

Profile: The Reds fifth outfielder has shown some inconsistent power in the minors and some speed in the Majors, but that power has failed to translate to the bigs in nearly a season's worth of at-bats. His skills though aren't as much of a concern as his playing time, which will be limited once again unless disaster strikes the Reds outfielders all at once. (Mike Podhorzer)

Profile: In two seasons with the Reds, Paul carved out a .264./350/.420 line, which isn't terrible from a backup outfielder. Or at least it wouldn't be if he could play all three spots (he has in the past, but was restricted to left only in 2013), or steal bases, or hit same-handed pitchers at a rate better than "atrocious." He can't really do any of those things, and so the Reds non-tendered him before having to pay him. Paul will certainly pop up again in the bigs at some point, but shouldn't really appear on your fantasy roster when he does. (Mike Petriello)

The Quick Opinion: Xavier Paul is a somewhat useful but mostly limited Quad-A type without a whole lot of upside left as he approaches 30, which makes his fantasy utility just about zero.

Profile: Paul begins the 2015 campaign with his seventh different organization since 2011. The 30-year-old journeyman outfielder will enter Spring Training as a non-roster invitee with the Phillies. It would take a plethora of injuries to get Paul a fantasy-relevant amount of playing time, and even then, the career .250/.311/.368 hitter wouldn't likely be able to do much with it. (Scott Strandberg)

The Quick Opinion: As per usual, feel free to ignore Xavier Paul for fantasy purposes.